A 50-year-old woman was allegedly tied to an electric pole and thrashed by a group of women in Aremallapur village in this district after her son eloped with a village woman, police said on Saturday. Following the incident six people, including three women have been arrested, they said. A video of the alleged incident also went viral on social media platforms.

Police said Hanumavva Medleri’s son Manjunath, who belongs to the Kuruba community was in love with a woman from Maratha community of the same village since the last two years. But after the son’s mother found out about their relationship, it led to a quarrel between the families following which the victim’s son left the village and started living with his sister.